"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more in context."
— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project
"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more when it is in context."
— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project
Caption: Soon-duk Kim, Taken Away, 1995, courtesy of Comfort Women: Then and Now–Who They Were and Why We Should Remember Them. LOS ANGELES—In collaboration with Comfort Women Action for Redress […]
Caption: Photos courtesy of Dr. Sudarsky. LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) is pleased to announce the opening of its new Skid Row History Museum & Archive exhibition, Welcome to […]
Caption: Alice Wiggins, "The Beginning," c. 1942, Photograph, 3.5" x 5", Collection of Mariano Family, https://wiith.ucsc.edu/items/show/929 SANTA CRUZ—Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley explores Filipino labor and […]
SAN FRANCISCO TREASURE ISLAND—Do you have questions about how the current redevelopment of the island has anticipated and prepared for climate change, earthquakes, and sea level rise? Our current exhibition […]
LANCASTER—The Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) is pleased to announce This Valley is Sacred: The Ancestors are Speaking, a multi-faceted exhibition and community engagement project that seeks to […]
SANTA CRUZ—Explore the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History's new exhibition Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley. In an interactive two-hour tour featuring family heirlooms, oral […]
SAN DIEGO—Public performances of plays that offer a window into incredible journeys of those who have experienced homelessness and faced it with strength, resilience and humor will be held June […]
LOS ANGELES—Join Grand Performances for a special Friday night poetry show celebrating the legacy of Pride hosted by award winning poet Jen Cheng! With games and multimedia performances, the show […]
LOS ANGELES—All are invited to listen and learn at this series of free, public, spoken word presentations. Students who have interviewed California Veterans/ Servicemembers in “Making History Come Alive” meet-up […]
*Rescheduled from May 2 to June 30. More details coming soon! LOS ANGELES—The Muslim Musical Mosaic Project is a conversation about the many influences of American Muslims in music, starting […]
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